Israel Folau
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Early life and family - Folau was born in Minto, New South Wales to Tongan parents, Eni and Amelia.
He has five siblings, a sister and four brothers, and is the older brother of John Folau, who is also a rugby union player.

Education - Folau attended Lurnea Public School and Westfields Sports High School before his family moved to Brisbane, Queensland in 2004.
In Brisbane he attended Marsden State High School from where he was selected for the Queensland Schoolboys squad in the Australian Under-15 Championships, and also represented the Australian Schoolboys team in 2006.
Folau also played several seasons of junior rugby league at the Goodna Eagles in Goodna.

Being discovered - At the Australian championships, Folau was spotted by a Melbourne Storm scout and was invited to play his junior football with the Storm's feeder club at the time, Queensland Cup team, the Norths Devils.
He won a premiership while playing with Norths and became the first player to represent Queensland Under-19's while still only 16 years old.
From playing with the Queensland Schoolboys and the Devils, in 2006, while in year 12 at Marsden State High School, Folau was selected to play in the Australian Schoolboys squad that toured Wales, England and France.

Awards - Folau was strong, representing Australia and at the end of the tour was awarded the Australian Secondary School Rugby Leagues (ASSRL) Award for the best back of the tournament.

NRL - Playing years above his age gave Melbourne the confidence to give Folau an opportunity in the NRL.

Current career - Israel is an Australian professional rugby league player who plays for Catalans Dragons.

Previously - He has previously played Australian rules football and rugby union.

Achievements - In 2019, he became the record holder for most tries scored in Super Rugby history.

Career debut - Folau played rugby league for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL) from 2007 to 2008, where he broke the record for most tries in a debut year.
He then played with the Brisbane Broncos from 2009 to 2010.
Playing as a wing or centre, Folau represented Queensland in the State of Origin and Australia, becoming the youngest player to play for both teams.

Football League - In 2011, Folau joined the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL) and played for two seasons.

Rugby League - In December 2012, Folau announced he was to switch codes again, this time for rugby union, and signed a one-year contract with the Waratahs.
He made his international debut for Australia in 2013 against the British & Irish Lions.

Religious views and controversy - Folau is nontrinitarian.
He has been described as a fundamentalist Christian.

Controversies and legal proceedings - Folau's statements about what he understands the Bible to say about same-sex marriage and homosexuality brought him into conflict with the administrators of Rugby Australia, and in 2019, they terminated his contract.
Alleging that Rugby Australia terminated his employment on the basis of religion, Folau commenced proceedings in the Fair Work Commission, but was unable to reach a settlement with Rugby Australia.
He subsequently commenced proceedings in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia and a confidential settlement between the two parties was released on 4 December 2019.

Honors - Israel Folau Street was named in his honour in October 2010 in a suburb of Goodna, Ipswich, Queensland, where Folau played junior rugby league.

Personal life - On 23 October 2016, Folau announced his engagement to New Zealand netball player Maria Tuta'ia.
They were married outdoors on a private estate in Kangaroo Valley, New South Wales on 15 November 2017.

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